Sandip Paul’s Clotheline Clip
by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 09. 6.06
Sandip Paul, an Indian electrical engineer by profession, has also been turning his hand to industrial design. In 2004 he won a Design Excellence Award, for a disposal cup. We are pleased to see he’s moved on from the disposal notion, with his design concept for a clothes peg, made entirely from recycled plastic. Less waste at production time, and easier to recycle again. But on top of that, the design comes with two sets of jaws. It is said that if one fails, this does not affect the function of the other. Thus doubling the potential life of his clothes peg design. It is intended that they slide over the garment and clothes line, rather than open and close spring-like as most pegs do. Manufacturers are sought who’d be interested in producing the Clotheline Clip. Have a look at a clothes peg photo gallery, on DesignBoom, for an idea of the competition that Sandip Paul faces. One respondent to his blog wondered who uses clothes pegs anymore. TH wholeheartedly encourages their application. Solar line drying of clothes being so much more earth friendly than tumble driers. More on the clip at ::Differential Design, via Dexigner
disposal or disposable?
I'm always suprised how few people (with gardens) hang laundry to dry outside. Maybe city councils should start encouraging this practice and stop developers from imposing no-outdoor-laundry restrictions in subdivisions.
"no-outdoor-laundry restrictions"
What, in the name of all that's holy, are they?!!
Here in brooklyn hanging laundry outside would make it dirtier than before you washed it. The soot and filth from cars and trucks is a major problem in some of our larger cities. Maybe NY will adopt their own California inspired carbon emissions cap after this years election.
@Guy:
in a growing number of residential developments in the USA, the local government or community covenants legally prevent residents from doing "unsightly" things (among other regulations).
these things can include colors a house my be painted, unusual or nonconformist landscaping, and even rules preventing the drying of laundry outdoors; all to keep the neighbors happy.
it makes me sad.
I use clothespins all the time as cheap "chip-clips," that is, clips to close bags that are open, for example, to close a partially eaten bag of frozen corn. I'm not sure these would work very well for that use, though, otherwise, that might be a good marketing possibility in the US.
The wooden push-on pin was replaced by the springy wooden one we all know and love. They're dirt cheap, last for ages, and biodegradeable and recyclable. This thing is plastic, non-springy, probably expensive, and like all things plastic will likely break under heavy use. I am using wooden spring pegs handed down from my grandmother.
If you neighbourhood won't allow clotheslines then I think it's time to move.
I am fascinated by clothes pegs and the lengths people go to when coming up with new designs. This one is a wonderful design and one which I would like to add to my collection. Please tell me how I can obtain a few.
My blog at http://peglomania.blogspot.com will show you how committed I am to saving the clothespeg!
Well done Sanjip Paul for a brilliantly simple yet novel design. .. A one piece peg with two lives.
Thank you Mike !